Cardenden
Cardenden | |
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Cardenden Cardenden shown within Fife | |
OS grid reference | NT2295 |
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Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LOCHGELLY |
Postcode district | KY5 |
Dialling code | 01592 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Cardenden (/ˌkɑːrdənˈdɛn/ (
Areas of Cardenden include Auchterderran, Bowhill, Dundonald, the Jamphlars, New Carden and Woodend.
Last Scottish duel
It is reported that last duel on Scottish soil took place in a field at Cardenbarns to the south of Cardenden. On 2 August 1826, a Kirkcaldy merchant named David Landale fought a duel with George Morgan, a Kirkcaldy banker and retired Lieutenant from the 77th Regiment of Foot. Morgan was killed by wounds received from a pistol ball. Landale was tried and subsequently cleared of his murder at Perth Sheriff Court.
The original pistols that David Landale used in the duel are housed in the Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery. The duel was the subject of an episode of Timewatch on BBC television, broadcast on 9 February 2007 entitled "The Last Duel".[2] The site is now the location of the Fife Community Off Road Motorcycle Club.
Sport
Cardenden is home to the junior football club Dundonald Bluebell.
Also in the area is the Bowhill Leisure Centre, which has a swimming pool, sauna, steam room and gymnasium. The Auchterderran Golf Course was founded in 1904.[3]
Notable people
See also
References
- ↑ "Cardenden (Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
- ↑ "Timewatch The Last Duel". BBC News Magazine. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- 1 2 "Cardenden". visitscotland.com.
External links
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